Comparison of dpadm and dpconf

The following table shows a comparison of the dpadm and dpconf commands.

Table 16–1 Comparison of the dpadm and dpconf Commands

dpadm Command

dpconf Command

Purpose

To manage the process or the files on a local instance of Directory Proxy Server

To configure a local or remote instance of Directory Proxy Server

User

Operating system user

LDAP user

Local or remote

The command must be local to the instance, that
is, the command must be run on the host on which the server is running.

The command can be local to the instance but can
also be run from anywhere on the network.

Example uses of the command

Create an instance of Directory Proxy Server.

Start and stop an instance of Directory Proxy Server.

Manage the certificate database.

Modify the configuration of an instance of Directory Proxy Server.

Create a data view.

Configure load balancing in a data source pool.

Server state

The server can be running or stopped.

The server must be running.

How the command identifies the server instance

By specifying the instance path. The instance path can be relative or
absolute.

By specifying the host name or IP address and the port number.

The command uses the LDAP port (-p) or the LDAPS secure
port (-P). If a port number is not specified on the command
line, the environment variable PROXY_PORT is used. If the environment variable
is not set, the default ports are used.